EP2480335B1 - Zyklon zur abscheidung klebriger partikel aus gasströmen - Google Patents

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EP2480335B1
EP2480335B1 EP10744879.7A EP10744879A EP2480335B1 EP 2480335 B1 EP2480335 B1 EP 2480335B1 EP 10744879 A EP10744879 A EP 10744879A EP 2480335 B1 EP2480335 B1 EP 2480335B1
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B04—CENTRIFUGAL APPARATUS OR MACHINES FOR CARRYING-OUT PHYSICAL OR CHEMICAL PROCESSES
    • B04C—APPARATUS USING FREE VORTEX FLOW, e.g. CYCLONES
    • B04C5/00—Apparatus in which the axial direction of the vortex is reversed
    • B04C5/02—Construction of inlets by which the vortex flow is generated, e.g. tangential admission, the fluid flow being forced to follow a downward path by spirally wound bulkheads, or with slightly downwardly-directed tangential admission
    • B04C5/04—Tangential inlets
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B04—CENTRIFUGAL APPARATUS OR MACHINES FOR CARRYING-OUT PHYSICAL OR CHEMICAL PROCESSES
    • B04C—APPARATUS USING FREE VORTEX FLOW, e.g. CYCLONES
    • B04C5/00—Apparatus in which the axial direction of the vortex is reversed
    • B04C5/12—Construction of the overflow ducting, e.g. diffusing or spiral exits
    • B04C5/13—Construction of the overflow ducting, e.g. diffusing or spiral exits formed as a vortex finder and extending into the vortex chamber; Discharge from vortex finder otherwise than at the top of the cyclone; Devices for controlling the overflow
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B29—WORKING OF PLASTICS; WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE IN GENERAL
    • B29B—PREPARATION OR PRETREATMENT OF THE MATERIAL TO BE SHAPED; MAKING GRANULES OR PREFORMS; RECOVERY OF PLASTICS OR OTHER CONSTITUENTS OF WASTE MATERIAL CONTAINING PLASTICS
    • B29B9/00—Making granules
    • B29B9/16—Auxiliary treatment of granules

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  • This invention relates to a cyclone for separating sticky particles from gas streams and to a use of the cyclone.
  • Centrifugal separators in the form of cyclones are known.
  • gas cleaning for example, they serve for separating solid particles contained in the gases.
  • the gases are put into a rotary movement due to their own flow velocity and the corresponding constructive design of the cyclone.
  • the centrifugal forces acting on the particles accelerate the same radially to the outside. They are thereby separated from the gas stream which is passed to the inside and discharged.
  • the gases to be cleaned contain sticky particles, however, it is disadvantageous when accretions of particles occur inside the cyclone, which leads to a deterioration of the separation efficiency of the cyclone.
  • the gas cleaning in the cyclone must then be interrupted with great effort and the cyclone must be liberated from the accretions, so that the separation efficiency of the cyclone can again be increased.
  • Document EP 0 346 748 A2 discloses a cyclone separator suitable for separating particles from a gas stream wherein the housing of the cyclone is closed by a planar cover lying in the radial plane of the cyclone housing.
  • the gas stream is introduced via an inlet duct extending along a spiral arch that tangentially joins with the wall of the cyclone housing.
  • the inlet duct extends with its radial outer end vertically above the cover and is inclined with a concave structure towards the inner end of the spiral arch.
  • the lower end of the inlet duct is formed as a triangular expansion, wherein the hypotenusis of such triangle has a concave shape.
  • An immersion tube is provided in the center of the cyclone housing.
  • Document EP 0 342 340 A2 is directed to a preheating device having an immersion tube that is arranged eccentrically within the upper part of the cyclone.
  • the immersion tube is offset in a direction of a circumferential section which is provided opposite the inlet section.
  • Sticky particles are understood to be particles which are characterized by adhesiveness. In general, they have cohesive forces which promote the formation of accretions in processing plants. The actual stickiness can also occur for example due to the mechanical entanglement and cross-linkage of filamentary surface structures.
  • the stickiness is also realized by atomic forces such as van der Waals forces or hydrogen bridge bonds.
  • the angle of inclination ⁇ extends from 30° to 0°, which results in the fact that the formation of the triangular expansion Q is formed increasingly narrow as seen in gas direction, until it finally no longer is present when reaching the angle of inclination ⁇ of 0°.
  • the outer boundary then coincides with the cylindrical outer wall.
  • a preferred aspect of the invention consists in that the inlet duct is arranged with an inclination in flow direction towards the particle outlet and the angle of inclination ⁇ is between 10° and 45°.
  • a further preferred aspect of the invention consists in that the inner wall of the cyclone has a non-stick coating. Preventing accretions of sticky particles thus is promoted in addition.
  • different materials can be used as a non-stick coating. For some applications, the use of polytetrafluoroethylene as a non-stick coating was quite successful.
  • the immersion tube is arranged eccentrically in direction of the inlet duct. It is advantageous that it is ensured that upon introduction of the gas streams into the cyclone the majority of sticky particles from the gas streams do not impinge on the immersion tube and partly adhere to the same. Most of the sticky particles thus are advantageously guided past the immersion tube and subjected to the centrifugal forces.
  • Subject-matter of the invention finally is the use of the cyclone for separating partly molten particles.
  • These partly molten particles for example can be plastic particles, which must be transported in relatively hot gas streams and be separated from the same. These partly molten particles do not stick together in the cyclone, but reach the particle outlet without forming accretions inside the cyclone.
  • the cyclone for separating sticky particles from gas streams is shown in three-dimensional form. It includes a cylindrical outer wall 1, an inlet duct 3 and a particle outlet 5. Furthermore, an immersion tube 2 is provided, which is arranged eccentrically in direction of the inlet duct 3. The inlet duct 3 is arranged with an inclination in flow direction towards the particle outlet 5, wherein the angle of inclination ⁇ lies in the range between 10° and 45°.
  • Fig. 2 the top view of the cyclone for separating sticky particles from gas streams is shown.
  • the immersion tube 2 is arranged eccentrically in direction of the inlet duct 3.
  • Fig. 3 the cyclone for separating sticky particles from gas streams is shown with a view to the inlet duct 3.
  • the flow cross-section has a triangular expansion Q which laterally is formed by the cylindrical outer wall 1 and by an outer boundary 4.
  • the outer angle of inclination ⁇ between the outer boundary 4 and the vertical extends from 30° to 0° (not shown), proceeding from the end of the inlet duct 3 in flow direction of the gas streams. Due to the constructive design of the cyclone, accretions of sticky particles from the gas streams in the interior of the cyclone can be avoided in an advantageous way.
  • Fig. 4 the cyclone for separating sticky particles from gas streams is shown according to section A-A in Fig. 2 . Proceeding from 30° (not shown), the angle of inclination ⁇ is formed smaller than is shown in Fig. 3 . The angle of inclination ⁇ here is 25°, so that in this position the triangular expansion Q (not shown) is smaller than in the position shown in Fig. 3 .
  • Fig. 5 the cyclone for separating sticky particles from gas streams is shown according to section B-B in Fig. 2 .
  • the angle of inclination ⁇ (not shown) is 0°, so that here the cylindrical outer wall 1 coincides with the outer boundary 4.
  • the triangular expansion Q (not shown) no longer is formed in this position.

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  1. Zyklon für die Abscheidung klebriger Partikel aus Gasströmen, bei dem der Strömungsquerschnitt am Ende des Einlasskanals (3) in Richtung zum Partikelaustrag (5) eine dreiecksförmige Erweiterung Q aufweist, die seitlich durch die zylinderförmige Außenwand (1) und durch eine Außenbegrenzung (4) gebildet wird, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass der äußere Neigungswinkel β zwischen der Außenbegrenzung (4) und der Senkrechten, ausgehend vom Ende des Einlasskanals (3), in Strömungsrichtung der Gasströme von 30° bis 0° verläuft.
  2. Zyklon nach Anspruch 1, bei dem der Einlasskanal (3) in Strömungsrichtung zum Partikelaustrag (5) geneigt angeordnet ist und der Neigungswinkel α zwischen 10° und 45° beträgt.
  3. Zyklon nach Anspruch 1 oder 2, bei dem die Innenwand des Zyklons eine Antihaftbeschichtung aufweist.
  4. Verwendung des Zyklons nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 3 zur Abscheidung angeschmolzener Partikel.
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